---
title: "Binary payload"
description: "Send binary payloads with your HTTP synthetic check requests."
image: "/assets/changelog/content-type.png"
publishedAt: "2024-09-09"
author: "openstatus"
category: "monitoring"
---

You can now include binary payloads in your HTTP synthetic check requests, which is handy for sending files or other binary data in the request body.

Additionally, you have the flexibility to set the Content-Type to your preference, such as `application/octet-stream` or `application/edn`.
